Motor-cycle support



B. B. DRISCOLL MOTOR CYCLE SUPPORT Filed Aux. 51, 1926 3mentz Patented Sept. 20, 1927.

Application fi1ed August 31, 1926.1 Seiial- No. 1:% 2,s37.

- :This invention relates to those stttachmei1ts which are 2rpplied-to"motorcycles for the purpose ofsupportingthem in an upright position when standing. at rest.

The'object of-th invention is topr'ovide a simple and cheap support for: such-prpcse which isreadil:attached to the framesof the-motorcycles incommon use and which can be easily"and quicklymanipulated by the baud '0f the.operator sitting in thesaddle so that legs Will swing clown to the ground and with the rear wheel-of the machine, form a three-point long and Wide rigidsupport which Will firmly hold the machine upright noto1ily onssmooth butonunevcnand in clined rough surfaces, such forinstance as a 22' crowned street, rtted road or the soft Shoul ders of highways, which legs are automatically clamped in suppdrting position but can be releasedbthe foot'of the.operator in the saddle and allowed to automatically swing L up beneath the foot-board to a normal run ning position as the machine is started, Whereby the operator canstand:the machine or start up and run ofl? without leaVing'the saddle, or manipulating the machineto set or i*eleasethe support,:which fsicilitatsquifik action on the part; of the rider.

This obj ect is attained by pivotall mounting a bar, from which project the supportinglegS, on ithe'frontpart of the frame just A back ,of and below the center of the front V wheel of the machine, and connecting a handle lever, that is pivoted to the frame and entends upward to within reach of the driver in the saddle, to this bar in such manner that pulling the handle backward swings the legsforward and downward toithe ground some distance each side of the longitudinal'axis of' the-machine and in front of the rider.

latch is connected to and is m Oved by the barin such manher that]when the legs are on the ground the latchwill engage a catch and Will hold the partsset firmly in posin ,tionf Vhen the legs are turned t0 standing position a spring Connected. between the with the rocker arm 9 in such mannerthat frame and the bar istensioned'so that when thelatch is released .from the catch"and the L machine is started forward -byth driver in the saddle, the legs will Swing up beneath the footboards and rehnain in running Posi' tien. 7

In the accompanying dravingsj Fig. 1 illustrates a device that embod1 es the inven r chine.

tin.attached tothe frame of a motorcycle" in position to support the machine. Fig. 2- shows, on larger scale, a side viewof one. of the attachments. Fig. 3 is a front iew of the attachment. Fig. 4 is a perspectifire view of an angle: plate that may be'used to connect theoperating levenwith the frame.bf

the machine;

In the 'views 1 indicates the frontwlieel,

2 the rear wheel, 3 the frame supported by the .wheels,- and 4 the engine Carried by the fratne, of a m0-torcycle in 'general use. On

the front depending tubs5of the frames of;some of the.well kndwn types of:m0toi cyclesfihcre aiexbubular 'bearing bracketS 6- designed to receive and hold theconnections of s1de cars. To machines which arenot so provided by the manufacturer, such brackets may -be fastened by anyone desiring to apply-attachments embodying this invention; 1

The attachment illustrated has a tubular cross bar 7 .that is rotatabl mounted in the bearing brackets6. Fastened to the ends of this bar arelegs 8 of such length that when they are turnd downthey willrest.i1pon the groundand form a Wide support for the ma w Extendmg' upWard from the bar O.

from the upper end of one of the legs is a rocker arm 9. v W u The operating lever 10 withhandle 11 at its-;upper end within reach' of the rider in the saddle of the machine, has its l0wer end pivotally c0nnctedto the outer face of an 7 angle plate 12. Fastened to the lower tube of the machine frames in general use are brackets 13, the outer endsof which support the foot boards 14 While the inner ends support the eng1ne lugs 15. 'The lower end of the depending limb of the angle plate 12 is forked and is designed 'to embrace one of the brackets '13, While the inwardly extending limb of the angle plate 12 is Perforated and designed to be fastened to the enginesupportinglug 15 byf0ne of the bolts 16 em ployedto fasten the enginto the frame.

A link 17 conncts the operating lever 10 when the handle end of the lever is pulled backward the sup}oorting legs are turned* 7 'down to the ground and when thehandle is pushedf0rward the supportihg legs will be turried up under thef0ot board. A spring 18 is,connectedbetween the machine franfle and a finger 19 that projects fiom the cross r bar 7 for the pnrpose of retaining the legs up heneath the foot board in running position.

A latch bar 20 is pivoted to the rocker arm 9 so as to extend rearwardly past the angle plate 19 between thefront lin1b of the plate and tl1e lng 21 that s lient clownward from the transverse linib of tlgo plate. The upper edge of this lateh bas a notoh 22 located to engage the transverse limb ofthe angle plate when the snpporting legs are clown and retain them in tl1is position. A spring 23 is connected between the latoh and a lug l bent from the plate te d 'aW t-he latoh np and retain the latoh engaged wi 111 the plate. The free end of the latch .is bent ontward to torm a edal 25 whirh n1ay lie ngaged by the foot 0 the rider so as to pro: l an the lateh and release the noioh from the platm Wlien the latoh is released and the legs are started frein tl1e gronnd by pnshing tlie lever for- W{11(l, tl1e spring l8: swings the legs l3aok- Ward and npward into rnnning position 130 neath the foot looard.

This deviee may bereadily attaehed to the motoreyoles in present lise withont ehang ing imy parts et the machines as prodnced and putnpon the n1arket by the manufaotnr ors. The elements of the attaelnnent are oheaply mode and assembled and so coact that a powerful leverage is obtained throngh the hand lever by menus et Whieh tl1e legs may be oaused to assume a fir1n snpporting ositon or move out of snpporting position mto rnnning position by the rider withont dismonntlng from the saddl, whioh permits quick action on the part et therider in stop ping and dismounting or monnting and starting ofi.

The invention claimed is 1. A 1notoioyele support comprising a bar adapted to be rotatably attached to and extend transversely across the, lower part of tlie front et amotoroyele trame, legs fixed to the enter ends ozt said bar and rotatable therewith, a rocker arm connected with and adapted to rotate said bar and legs, a handle lever Witli means adapted to pivotally conneot the lever with the trane of a motorcy ele, alink eonnecting said lever and the rocker arm, and a spring connected with said bar and adapted to be lastened to a motoroyole trame.

:2. A irmtorcyole support comprising a bar adapted to be rotatably attached to and ex tend transversely across the lower part of the front of a motoreyole trame, legs fixed to the onter ends of said bar and rotatable therewith, a rocker arm connected with and adapted to rotate said bar and legs, a handle lever with means adaptod t0 pivotally conneet tl1e lever with the frame of a motoreyale, a link oonnecting said lever and the roeke arm, and a latch connected with said rocker arn1 and adapted to engage with sai'd means for oonneoting tl1e lever with the frame.

3. A motoroycle support eomprising a bar adapted to be rotaitably attached to and extend transversely across the lower part of the front ofa motoroyoletrame, legs fixed to the enter onde of said bar and rotatable therewitl1, a rocker arm oormected with and adapted to rotate sai'd bar and legs, an angle plate adapted to be attached to a motorcyole raine, a handle lever pivotally conneoted Witli said plate, a link eonneeting said lever and the rocker ar1n, a latoh eon1ieeted with the rocker arm and adapted to engage with said plate, and a spring connected with said bar and adapted to be fastened t0 a 1'notorcyele frame.

BEN B. DRISCOLL. 

